摘要 |
<p>There is provided a wheel-monitoring apparatus (600, 680, 690, 2200) for monitoring operation of a wheel (10, 2500, 3000) of a vehicle (900). The apparatus (600, 680, 690, 2200) includes a sensor module (400) operatively mounted to revolve with the wheel (10, 2500, 3000). The module (400) is coupled in communication with a processing arrangement (710, ECU 950) of the vehicle (900). The module (400) senses at least one physical parameter of the wheel (10, 2500, 3000) and generates a corresponding sensor signal for the processing arrangement (950). The processing arrangement (710, ECU 950) processes the sensor signal to compute information indicative of operation of the wheel (10, 2500, 3000). The apparatus (600, 680, 690, 2200) includes a sensor (118) for sensing an angular orientation (?) of the wheel (600, 680, 690, 2200). The processing arrangement (710, ECU 950) is operable to process the sensor signal in respect of the angular orientation (?, ?). Moreover, the module (400) senses dynamic changes occurring in the physical parameter within one or more revolutions of the wheel (10, 2500, 3000) as communicated in the sensor signal to the processing arrangement (710, ECU 950) for computing the information indicative of operation of the wheel (10, 2500, 3000).</p> |